Toy



v HJMULLER Mar. 6, 192-3.

TOY

2 sheets-shet l V Filed on. 11,1920

Mat. 6, 1923.

1,447,598 H. MULLER TOY.

- Filed Oct. 11, 19 20 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Mar. 6, 1923.

HEINRICH IVI'ULLER, OF NUBEMBEBG, GERMANY.-

TOY.

Application filed October 11,- 1920. Serial No. 416,276.

To all whomtimely/concern:

Be it known t hat I, HEINRICH Mt'nmnn, a citizen ofthe German Republic, residingat Nuremberg, Grermany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention. relatesto toys and more particularly to'that class of toys which consists of a'figure the body of which is adapted to swingaround'anaxle which connects the upper ends of the-arms "so that the body can swing around between the arms.

The object of the invention is, to improve the construction'oftoys of this typein such a manner that the body can swing round several-times in either direction on the slightest touch.

In order to properly explain the inven tion it will be hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figs. 1 and 21-show the casing which represent-sthe bodyof atoy figure intwo vertical sections taken at right'angles the one to the other. I

Fig; 3 represents :a constructional detail.

Figsl, Sand 6 are'elevations which show a-toy'figure in connection with the support in different positions.

Fig; 7 is-aplan-view of the support.

The casing n whichrepresents the body of the toy figure and which is preferably covered with a fabric, contains the'frame a in which the axle bis mounted- The ends of this axle b arebent to form the arms 0 of the toy. figure, the part d of the arms *0 close to the ends of the axle I) being wound in-spiral shape representing the shoulders of the toy figure. Alarge toothed wheel'e keyed upon the axle b isconnected'witha coupling de vice adapted tobe released. automatically andwhichwill be more fully described here after. Theitoothedlwheel e mesheswith a pinion; f keyedup'onan axle 9. Upon. the axle g a large toothed wheelhismounted which is in gear with a pinion loosely mountecl'upon the axle b and connected with the fly wheel 8 which is also loosely mounted,

upon said axle b. V l

The coupling-device is-constructe'd as follows :In a casing is, fixed to the toothed wheel 6 (Fig.3) two bow-shaped springs Z are located, whose outer ends arefixed to the wall, of the casing, the inner ends bearing upon a flattened part m of the axle b. When the driving gear is'slightly started by means .toy figure turns somersaults as the arms are of thearin c the casing Z0 and the toothed wheel e are drawn along'through the intermediary'ot the springs Z. lVhen the start is too strong or when the arms *or the bodyof the toy figure are suddenly stopped'the springs Z yield under the pressure of the flattened part we whereby the coupling is released to become e'fi'ectiveagain as soon as the excess of power ceases. In this manner it is pre vented that the driving gear is damaged throughcareless treatment which could otherwise happen easily on account of the long lever arms.

The special shaped windings (Z of the shoulder parts of the arms 0 which are strongly elastic, serve for the same purpose as the automatic coupling. In this manner a softstart is ensured and the automaticcoup ling. Z, m is not submitted to considerable stress. Through the spiral shaped windings (Z it becomes unnecessary to provide separate shoulder pieces; It is further much easier to cover the spiral shaped windings with fabric than theusual shoulder pieces of sheet metal or the like;

The fly wheel 8 ofthe toy can be revolved either through turningthe arms in main t-aining the body of the toy figure or through exerting a push upon the body of the toy figure whilst the arms remain at rest. hen the toy is placed upona table or upon the floor after the fly wheel has been started through turning thear'ms, the body of the longer than the body.

The toy figure is preferablyinounted in a support 0, p as shown in Figs. 4 to 6. This support is made of wire and consists'esseir tially of the two arms 0, f0 andthe cross piece 39. Theffreeiends g of the arms 0 are upwardly directed. Thear ns 0 of thebody ofthe toy fi ure have sleeyesr designed-to betelescoped upon the-endsg of the armso. An eye tisprovided at the middleo'f the cross piece p.

The. toy. figure can beplaced upon a table. a with the aid of the support, as shownin Fig. 4c. It could further: be suspended to a nail-w in the wall by means of a cordo (Fig; 5

lVhen the toy figure is used in connection with the support, the fly wheel is revolved through pushing the body of the toy figure in one or in the other direction. The toy figure will then turn somersaults in the same direction for rather a long time owing to the very strong for making the, body swing round, so that the somersaults are generally executed-slowly. A spring has further the defect that it cannot be wound up by little children. When a spring is used as driving means the body can turn inone direction only. In contradistinction to this arrangement, the toy constructed according to this in- ,venti on, can be put in movement without any auxiliary means by a slight push so that it makes a certain number of somersaults.

The use of a fly wheel as such is not claimed to be novel but the invention consists in the special arrangement of the fly wheel in toys of the type described. It a fly wheel. operated drive is arranged at a convenient place of the hollow casing of the toy figure the vheavy fly wheel has to beraised intermittently when the body of the figure swings round, whereby so much power is used thatthe'toy stops aftera few somersaults; This is avoided, according to the invention, through arranging the fly wheel coaxially with the revolving shaft. As shown'in the drawing the fly wheel is mounted upon this shaft, the invention being however not limited to this construction as the effect aimed at is obtained through the fact that no raising of the fly wheel is required when the body of the toy figure is turning round. Any arrangement of the fly wheel is therefore claimed as novel according to which the point of gravity of the flywheel is situated in the direction of the said axle or in proximity of the same. i

1. An improved toy figure of the type in which the bodyswings around an axle com prising in combination with a hollow body, an axle mounted in said hollow body, arms which are longer than saidbody fixed to the outerends of said axle, a fly wheel loosely mounted on said axle having its point of gravity situated in the direction of said axle, means for transmitting the movement of the fly wheel upon said axle and an elastic coupling inserted between said transmission means and said axle.

2, An improved toy figure of the type in which the body swings around an axle comprising in combination with a hollow body, an axle mounted in said hollow body, arms which are longer than said body fixed to the outer ends of said axle, a fly wheel loosely mounted on said axle having its point of gravity situated in proximity of the direction of said axle, means for transmitting the movement oi the fly wheel upon said axle and an elastic coupling inserted between said transmission means and said axle; v

3. An improved toy figure of the type in which the body swings around an axle comprising in combination with a hollow body, an axle mounted in said hollow body, arms which are longer-than said body fixed to the outer endsof said axle, shoulder pieces consisting of spiral shaped windings of said arms, a fly wheel loosely mounted on said axis having its point of gravity situatedin the direction of said axleymeans for transmitting the movement of the fly wheel upon said axle and an elastic couplinginserted between said transmission means and said axle.

4;. An improved toy figure of the type in which the body swings around an axle comprising in combination with'a hollow body, an axle mounted in said hollow body, a flattened part of said axle, arms which are longer than said body fixed to the outer ends of said axle, shoulder pieces consisting of spiral shaped windings of said arms, a fly wheel loosely mounted on said axle having point of gravity situated in the direction of said axle, a frame in said body in which said axle and flywheel are mounted, an auxiliary axle journalled in the walls of said frame'pa'rallel with said axle, a large toothed wheel loosely mounted upon said axle, a pinion keyed upon said auxillarv axle meshing with the large toothed wheel, a large toothed wheel keyed upon said auxiliary axle, a pinion loosely mounted upon said main axle and connected with said fly wheel, a casing" fixed to the large toothed wheel and covering said flattened part of the axle, and bow shaped springs fixed in said casing so that their ends hear from above and from below'upon said flattened part of the axle to form an elastic coupling between said axle and the trans missiongear for the fly wheel. y

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

i-iniiraicn MI'J'L ER.

Witnesses:

W. HAvnMxNN, V Jon. Gr. KoHMMfiNoH. 

